Articles from the April 19, 2023 edition


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  • Ipswich School presents "Sleeping Beauty and the Beast"

    Apr 19, 2023

    Looking for big laughs and big adventure in a kingdom far, far away? Then look no further than the hysterical Sleeping Beauty and the Beast, written by Wade Bradford, and produced by special arrangement with Heuer Publishing LLC of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Both timely and timeless, this all-ages comedy follows the valiant quest of the bumbling but good-hearted Prince Charmless as he attempts with all his might to save Princess Rose from the Wicked Faerie and her sleep-induced curse. Along the way,...

  • Angela Kennecke heartbreaking story will help many

    Tena Gibson|Apr 19, 2023

    The Edmunds Central Parent Advisory Committee (P.A.C.) hosted their third annual MOMentum event on Saturday, April 15 in the Roscoe Legion. The MOMentum featured guest speaker Angela Kennecke, as well as displays from local businesses with items that could be of interest for women. Broadcast jounalist Kennecke began with the broadcast that broke her heart when she announced the fentanyl poisoning death of her daughter Emily. After the death of her "smart, talented, beautiful daughter" Angela...

  • Elementary concert April 27

    Apr 19, 2023

    The Ipswich Elementary School students will perform their Spring Concert on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at 2:15 and 7:00 p.m., in the Ipswich High School Theater. The concert will feature the fourth and fifth grade band performing their contest music and the Preschool through fifth grade students performing the musical “On Safari” by Lynn Zettlemoyer. The Middle School and High School Pops Concert and Awards will be Thursday, May 4, at 7 p.m. All performances are free, and the community is invited to attend....

  • IHS Art teacher to be honored

    Apr 19, 2023

    Ipswich art teacher Angela Shimitz was honored by the South Dakota Art Education Association (SDAEA). Shimitz will be honored as the 2023-24 high school art teacher of the year at the SDAEA Fall Conference on Oct. 7 in Spearfish. Ipswich art students have received numerous honors this year. Jennifer TerWee of Brandon Middle School was named the 2023-24 middle school art teacher of the year. Emily Charlson of Dakota Prairie Elementary in Brookings was named the 2023-2024 elementary art educator....

  • Fiddlin' Around

    -deg|Apr 19, 2023

    This Saturday, April 22 is annually recognized as Earth Day. And you can probably guess that the earth including all the people in it could definitely use recognition!!!! That day and all the rest of the year for that matter! I'm not sure if there are any Aberdeen area Earth Day celebrations planned on that day this year, but you could check that out. I found a couple ways to celebrate the planet this April. • Leave the car at home. Winter weather is a distant memory by late April in many places, making Earth Day an ideal time to travel by f...

  • Letters

    Apr 19, 2023

    To the Editor: Justice has a Price I have been in contact with an attorney regarding the curb, gutter and sidewalk assessment and the decision by the City Counsel to disregard the petition to bring the resolution to a vote. I raised a couple of questions about the validity of the Ipswich city attorney’s opinion and find that he is not quite correct. Below is part of my attorney’s opinion regarding my assessment. I do not disagree in principle with any of the points that you have made. There is definitely an argument that the first res...

  • The Library Remembers When...

    submitted by Marion Heintzman|Apr 19, 2023

    From the Ipswich Tribune December 5, 1929 edition THE QUESTION OF A NEW COURTHOUSE Tribune Asks for Discussion of Question Through Its Column-What Do You Think About It? The question of a new jail or a new court house for Edmunds County is one that confronts the county commissioners and the people of the county and cannot be passed up much longer without serious results. The jail and living rooms for the sheriff in the basement are in a very unsanitary condition. At one time as many as eleven prisoners were in the jail. Of course, it was for...

  • Roger L. Gramm

    Apr 19, 2023

    Roger L. Gramm, 73, Hosmer, passed away Thursday, April 13, 2023 at Avera St. Luke's Hospital in Aberdeen with his family by his side. Funeral services was at 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Hosmer, led by Pastor Janet Sandmeier. Interment, with military graveside rites by the Adolph Forkel American Legion Post No. 189, Hosmer, follows at Bethany Cemetery, Hosmer. Roger Lee Gramm, son of Gladys (Klein) and Walter Gramm, was born December 28, 1949 at Ipswich. He...

  • Ipswich track and field athletes earn wins at indoor meet

    -deg|Apr 19, 2023

    Ipswich attended a high school and middle-school indoor track and field hosted by Aberdeen Roncalli last Friday at the Barnett Center in Aberdeen. The Tigers obtained several individual event wins in both categories and included a few multiple placements in various events. Marley Guthmiller was first in the varsity girls' 55-meter hurdles at 9.85. Gracie Lange did that in the high jump at 4-08.00 and also won the long jump measured at 14-05.50. And Ipswich went 1-1-3 in the girls pole vault tied by Quincy Olivier and Guthmiller at 8-00.00 for...

  • Ipswich golfers begin season

    -deg|Apr 19, 2023

    The Ipswich Tigers hope to do some damage in both their girls and boys varsity golf program this year. Yes the girls will indeed be eligible for team scoring purposes as will the Tiger boys. And both the boys and girls are relatively youthful. The boys attended and won a recent virtual meet in Watertown. Coached by Matt Pollock and assisted by Cody Peterson, the Tiger boys will feature four juniors — Jace Konsor, Trevor Larson, Brooks Osborne and Chet Peterson. Tucker Kadlec will be a sophomore and there are no eighth-grade or ninth-grade b...

  • Local 4Hers earn trips to State Shoot April 22-24

    Apr 19, 2023

    The Edmunds County 4-H Shooting Sports held their third and final postal. Shooting a qualifying score enables the shooters to participate in the State Shoot in Ft. Pierre on April 22-24. BB Gun members are coached by Joe Galbraith, air pistol is coached by Doug Wittmeier, and archery is coached by Jim Kanable. Qualifying for state in BB Gun were Beginners Addison Galbraith-255, Jase Heilman-253, William Hoyle-267, Brynlee Rasmussen-256, Austin Sieh-264, and Junior Grayson Beyers-301. They will join Hannah Beyers, Lincoln Beyers, Isabella...